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RefNoKHAC6/6012/2
AltRefNo6012/2
TitleSale particulars for an estate at Hail Weston and Little Paxton to be sold by William Medland at an auction at the New Rooms, St Neots
DescriptionAt Hail Weston
Lot 1: 3a 0r 2p of pasture land, part of Copy Close.
Lot 2: 1a 3r 12p of pasture land, part of Copy Close.
Lot 3: a warm yard with barns and shelter hovel and 3a 1r 0p with the remaining part of Copy Close and known as Benson's Homestead.
Lot 4: Dwelling house in the centre of the village with a malting together with the Leys and the thriving plantations extending from the turnpike road to the village, containing altogether 1a 2r 25p.
Lot 5: Close of arable land called Wood Close containing 30a 2r 26p.
Lot 6: Piece of garden land containing 19a 0r 20p.
Lot 7: Remainder of the field of garden land containing 18a 2r 24p.
Lot 8: Compact farm with substantial farmhouse and land comprising 115a 1r 14p.
Lot 9: Freehold plantation opposite the brick kilns with wood growing and containing 1a 1r 35p and being a desireable spot for the erection of a beerhouse.
Lot 10: Pasture land known as Little Close containing 5a 1r 4p on the south of Cancroft Lane or Turnpike Road.
Lot 11: Pasture land known as Hovel Close containing 9a 2r 17p.
Lot 12: Pasture land known as Great Cancroft Close with adjoining meadow land and together containing 24a 0r 25p.
Lot 13: Pasture land known as Bruce's Close containing 9a 0r 15p.
Lot 14: Two celebrated mineral springs called the Weston Spas with an acre of freehold land adjoining and near to the Great North Road.

At Little Paxton
Lot 15: Arable land known as the Stirts containing 8a 0r 24p
Date14 May 1847
CreatorNameWilliam Medland
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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